Restless Legs and Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is often associated with sleeping problems. One of those potential sleep problems is restless legs. I personally wouldn’t immediately think of Alzheimer’s disease when I think of RLS. However, I read that this combination is not uncommon. That made me curious, of course. In this blog I discuss what Alzheimer’s is. I then … Read more

Restless Legs and Cancer

Cancer can also cause restless legs. Or something similar. Cancer is a debilitating disease. Cancer treatments are aggressive and in turn cause damage to your body. This causes additional complaints. In this blog I look at what cancer is and what the consequences of cancer treatment are. Of course I pay attention to restless legs. … Read more

Is Chocolate Bad for Restless Legs?

Chocolate is one of the foods you should not take if you suffer from restless legs. Chocolate could be a trigger for RLS. There is a standard list that you can find for all kinds of diseases and disorders as potentially unfavorable. Apart from chocolate, coffee, alcohol and smoking are also always mentioned. I once … Read more

Restless Legs and Insomnia

Restless legs are in the top 5 of most common sleep disorders. Insomnia is number 1 in this list. If you are a little unlucky, you will suffer from both. There are more sleep disorders that can occur in one person at the same time. For example, I know that there are fellow sufferers who … Read more

Walking and Restless Legs

Walking is a good activity if you are dealing with restless legs. As long as you keep moving, you won’t be bothered. Hiking is also possible for many people. You don’t have to be extremely sporty for it. I have always been an athlete myself. I like to exercise for at least an hour of … Read more

Tired Because Of Restless Legs

If you suffer from restless legs, you are undoubtedly also dealing with fatigue. That is a simple observation. Fatigue has major consequences for many parts of your life. For example, you can no longer just do everything you feel like. You will have to be careful with your energy. I speak from experience. It is … Read more

RLS and Liver Diseases

In Chinese medicine, liver function is seen as an important reason for the development of restless legs. I wrote about this before in my blog about acupuncture. This is a different point of view from that of Western medicine. Primary RLS is primarily seen as a neurological disorder. It is assumed that the production of … Read more

Vicks Vaporub and Restless Legs

I have heard from several fellow sufferers that they benefit from Vaporub for their restless legs. Vaporub seems to be a kind of panacea that helps with all kinds of ailments. Some fellow sufferers smear it in the back of the knees. Others layer around the Achilles tendon. I can imagine that you want to … Read more

Restless Legs and Alcohol

I sometimes hear from fellow sufferers that alcohol is a trigger for restless legs for them. I can’t really comment on this because I don’t drink. When you look at what triggers are in diseases and disorders, alcohol is often one of them. Other ‘frequent offenders’ are, for example, smoking, coffee, sugar and chocolate. Apparently … Read more